Think Outside the Box | Eco Gift-Wrapping Ideas

December 14, 2020

Try Your Hand at Eco-friendly Gift Wrapping This Year Every holiday season, 227,000 miles of wrapping paper is thrown away. Not to mention the tape, tags and ribbon that are an additional strain on the environment as well. One simple way to reduce your waste this...

December Ecoflora Challenge | Spot Spurge

December 8, 2020

Join the December EcoQuest: Spot Spurge Find and map as many sandmat spurge plants (Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum) as possible. Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are often a botanical highlight of the holiday season, but this month we are taking a look at one of...

Poinsettias | A Holiday Icon

December 8, 2020

The holidays aren’t complete without a poinsettia in the mix. This popular plant has gained so much notoriety that it has it’s own holiday–National Poinsettia Day is celebrated on the 12th of December. In 2019, roughly 35 million poinsettias were sold in the U.S. and...

Activity | Nature Collage Mandala

November 30, 2020

Spending time in nature is a perfect way to relax and stay grounded, especially during the holiday season. Consider the following nature collage mandala activity to unwind. Mandalas are circular structures with patterns surrounding the center. While on an outdoor...

Eat, Drink and Cranberry

November 18, 2020

Cranberry Prickly Pear Relish Recipe By Barb Fenzel Hazelnuts, also called filberts, add a delicious crunch to this relish. To toast them, place on a baking sheet and bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove them from the oven and wrap them in a clean kitchen...

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Think Outside the Box | Eco Gift-Wrapping Ideas

December Ecoflora Challenge | Spot Spurge

Poinsettias | A Holiday Icon

Activity | Nature Collage Mandala

Eat, Drink and Cranberry